The Lost Sheep of the House of Israel

[Rocky Wiley]

Christians, for the most part, are made up of the children of Israel. The Disciples did just as Jesus commanded them to do.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles
Mat 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
Mat 10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Mat 10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Tribes of Israel, prior to this time, had lived in northern Israel.
2Ki 17:5 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
The Fall of Israel
2Ki 17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
Exile Because of Idolatry
2Ki 17:7 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
2Ki 17:8 And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
2Ki 17:9 And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
2Ki 17:10 And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
2Ki 17:11 And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:
2Ki 17:12 For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
2Ki 17:13 Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.
2Ki 17:14 Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.
2Ki 17:15 And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.
2Ki 17:16 And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
2Ki 17:17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
2Ki 17:18 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

The Tribe of Judah lived in southern Israel. They were taken captive by Babylon.
Jer 27:21 Yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem;
Jer 27:22 They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place.

When Jesus came to earth, the Tribe of Judah had indeed returned to Jerusalem and rebuilt the Temple. Jesus had witnessed to them. This is why the twelve disciples were sent to the Lost Tribe of Israel.

In truth they were not physically lost, but spiritually they were. The disciples did what Jesus said and they went only to the Lost Sheep of Israel.

We now know, by historians, that the migration of the Lost Tribes of Israel has been discovered.


Migration of the lost 10 tribes of Israel.




Heb 8:8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
Heb 8:9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
Heb 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

Jesus and his disciples witnessed to the children of Judea while he was here. Afterwards he told his disciples to go only to the lost tribes of Israel and that is just what they did. Take note of who was addressed in the Book of James.
Jas 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.



Paul was sent to the Gentiles, and he started in Rome and later joined the others.

 

[Enoch111]

Christians, for the most part, are made up of the children of Israel.

That is incorrect. Today Christians are PRIMARILY Gentiles. The children of Israel belong to the twelve tribes of Israel, and British Israelism is totally bogus.

The reference to the lost sheep of the house of Israel pertained to Jews. The Gospel was FIRST preached to the Jews in Jerusalem, then Judea, then Samaria, and then went out to the Jews throughout the Roman empire. By and large they rejected the Gospel and Christ. Therefore the Church is now primarily Gentiles.

 

[Rocky Wiley]

That is incorrect. Today Christians are PRIMARILY Gentiles. The children of Israel belong to the twelve tribes of Israel, and British Israelism is totally bogus.

The reference to the lost sheep of the house of Israel pertained to Jews. The Gospel was FIRST preached to the Jews in Jerusalem, then Judea, then Samaria, and then went out to the Jews throughout the Roman empire. By and large they rejected the Gospel and Christ. Therefore the Church is now primarily Gentiles.

No, look at chart.

Look at the migration chart of Tribe of Israel, post #1.

Tribes of Israel were captured by Assyrians in about 700BC and taken captive north to Assyria.

Tribe of Juda were captured and taken captive around 450 BC by Babylon and taken south.
The high priest of Juda was granted along with a few thousand of his followers to go to an area outside of Babylon.

About a 100 years before Christ came, the King of Babylon allowed Priests and his followers to go to Israel and rebuild the temple. Many of the tribe of Judea that had been forced to live in Babylon joined to help in the rebuilding of the Temple.

Tribe of Israel North into Europe, Tribe of Judea taken South. Totally seperated from each other.

 

[Davy]

The OP is actually Biblically correct.

Because Solomon disobeyed God in allowing idol worship by his many foreign wives into Israel, God rent the kingdom from Solomon's son and gave ten tribes to Jeroboam and made him king over the "kingdom of Israel' in the northern land with its capital at Samaria. He was of the northern tribe of Ephraim which Solomon had him set as governor over the northern ten tribes. This is all written in 1 Kings 11. The further break up into two separate kingdoms continues in the next 1 Kings chapters.

Ezra 2 reveals just which peoples returned to Jerusalem after the 70 years Babylon captivity. NONE of the ten tribes are mentioned as returning. Only a remnant of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin are mentioned. Ezra looking at those returning also noticed none of the sons of Levi were present, so he sent the head Nethinim back to Babylon to retrieve Levite priests for the temple service (Ezra 8). The majority of the "house of Judah" (Judah, Benjamin, Levi) chose to remain in Babylon, because God had made them well off. At that time the ten tribes were still scattered north of Babylon in their own captivity by the Assyrians. Then they were further scattered through the countries never to return, even as it still is to this day.

The fate of the ten tribes of Israel, or "house of Israel", is written in the Book of Hosea. There God revealed what He would do to them, and with them. He said He would hedge up their paths so they wouldn't find their way back, after they learned they had it better under God than their false lovers (Baal gods they fell away for). And there God said He would give them the full measure of their Baal lovers they sought instead of Him. They would forget God's feast days, new moons and sabbaths, losing their heritage as part of Israel. They essentially became 'as' Gentiles, living among Gentiles. But the Jews didn't lose their heritage as part of Israel, as God shows they wouldn't there in Hosea. God said the ten tribes would become 'Lo Ammi', meaning 'not My people'.

But in the latter parts of the Hosea prophecies, God mentioned the day would come when the ten tribes would no longer be called Lo Ammi, but would be called the sons of the Living God. Apostle Paul quoted this part from Hosea in Romans 9 when preaching to Roman Gentiles. Apostle Paul thus applied... a prophecy originally written ONLY about the ten tribes of Israel, to believing Gentiles also! That reveals what? It reveals the ten tribes would be scattered abroad and especially involved with The Gospel as Christ's Church among believing Gentiles with them, both as one in Christ Jesus. This pretty much is what Paul was teaching in Romans 11 also.

The Gospel was received on a large scale in Asia Minor and Europe, Britain being the first nation to accept Christ Jesus on a national level, even before Rome. It was not a coincidence that Apostle Paul was taken captive to Rome and preached The Gospel for two years out of his home. To the West is especially where the lost sheep of the house of Israel were scattered. God had foretold of this too, when He told Jacob that of his seed would come "a nation, and a company of nations" (Gen.35), and that Ephraim's seed would become "a multitude of nations" (Gen.48).

But today there are still false Jews that try to hide this, and it's not hard to see why. They want all the glory of God's Israel to fall upon them. Problem is though, Judah only is part of the total number of Israelites, and the ten tribes of Israel were never known as Jews. The Jewish historian Josephus (100 A.D.) said the title of Jew comes from the sole tribe of Judah, and it is the name those who returned from the Babylon captivity used, including the foreigners that returned with them. He also said in his day the ten tribes were still scattered beyond Euphrates, and were a great multitude, too many to be numbered.

 

[Rocky Wiley]

Very good! I hope others will come to the same understanding you have shown.

 

[Timtofly]

The Nations came first, then God called Abraham out of the Nations. The whole world is from Adam. The church was the redemption of all of Adam, but not all of Adam accepted. Abraham is the small portion of Adam within the church, but not all of Abraham will accept. So, Abraham is a portion of the Church. The church is the portion of the Nations/all of Adam.

A covenant of Law did come, but the saving of the world was given to disobedient Adam, not just to Abraham. It was not until Moses, and the law was never kept any ways. That is why the tribes were scattered. They had to wait till after the Cross to be even recognized. But this is all past dead people. Nothing the living can do about the past and the dead.

The only thing we can do is repent ourselves and prepare for God and the Lamb to reveal themselves to the whole world.

 

[Rocky Wiley]

The OP is actually Biblically correct.

Because Solomon disobeyed God in allowing idol worship by his many foreign wives into Israel, God rent the kingdom from Solomon's son and gave ten tribes to Jeroboam and made him king over the "kingdom of Israel' in the northern land with its capital at Samaria. He was of the northern tribe of Ephraim which Solomon had him set as governor over the northern ten tribes. This is all written in 1 Kings 11. The further break up into two separate kingdoms continues in the next 1 Kings chapters.

Ezra 2 reveals just which peoples returned to Jerusalem after the 70 years Babylon captivity. NONE of the ten tribes are mentioned as returning. Only a remnant of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin are mentioned. Ezra looking at those returning also noticed none of the sons of Levi were present, so he sent the head Nethinim back to Babylon to retrieve Levite priests for the temple service (Ezra 8). The majority of the "house of Judah" (Judah, Benjamin, Levi) chose to remain in Babylon, because God had made them well off. At that time the ten tribes were still scattered north of Babylon in their own captivity by the Assyrians. Then they were further scattered through the countries never to return, even as it still is to this day.

The fate of the ten tribes of Israel, or "house of Israel", is written in the Book of Hosea. There God revealed what He would do to them, and with them. He said He would hedge up their paths so they wouldn't find their way back, after they learned they had it better under God than their false lovers (Baal gods they fell away for). And there God said He would give them the full measure of their Baal lovers they sought instead of Him. They would forget God's feast days, new moons and sabbaths, losing their heritage as part of Israel. They essentially became 'as' Gentiles, living among Gentiles. But the Jews didn't lose their heritage as part of Israel, as God shows they wouldn't there in Hosea. God said the ten tribes would become 'Lo Ammi', meaning 'not My people'.

But in the latter parts of the Hosea prophecies, God mentioned the day would come when the ten tribes would no longer be called Lo Ammi, but would be called the sons of the Living God. Apostle Paul quoted this part from Hosea in Romans 9 when preaching to Roman Gentiles. Apostle Paul thus applied... a prophecy originally written ONLY about the ten tribes of Israel, to believing Gentiles also! That reveals what? It reveals the ten tribes would be scattered abroad and especially involved with The Gospel as Christ's Church among believing Gentiles with them, both as one in Christ Jesus. This pretty much is what Paul was teaching in Romans 11 also.

The Gospel was received on a large scale in Asia Minor and Europe, Britain being the first nation to accept Christ Jesus on a national level, even before Rome. It was not a coincidence that Apostle Paul was taken captive to Rome and preached The Gospel for two years out of his home. To the West is especially where the lost sheep of the house of Israel were scattered. God had foretold of this too, when He told Jacob that of his seed would come "a nation, and a company of nations" (Gen.35), and that Ephraim's seed would become "a multitude of nations" (Gen.48).

But today there are still false Jews that try to hide this, and it's not hard to see why. They want all the glory of God's Israel to fall upon them. Problem is though, Judah only is part of the total number of Israelites, and the ten tribes of Israel were never known as Jews. The Jewish historian Josephus (100 A.D.) said the title of Jew comes from the sole tribe of Judah, and it is the name those who returned from the Babylon captivity used, including the foreigners that returned with them. He also said in his day the ten tribes were still scattered beyond Euphrates, and were a great multitude, too many to be numbered.

I find that knowledge is lacking among the children of Israel. It should not be. It is almost the same lack of knowledge that the disciples found when they first witnessed to those in Europe, and England. Even the pilgrims that landed in America had the knowledge of who they were, yet it has slipped away again.
Come back to God, ye children of Israel! He is able to graft you in again!

 

[Keraz]

Jesus came to save the lost sheep of Israel. Matthew 15:24
If the Jews were all of Israel, then He failed in His mission, but we the Western, Caucasian peoples are descended from the House of Israel and we Christians are the result of Jesus' success.

People who reject this truth, are those who have been fooled by the 'rapture to heaven' theory; where there has to be an 'Israel' on earth while they skive off to heaven.
In spite of many prophesies that tell of the virtual demise of the apostate Jews, they insist they will be redeemed after passing thru the Great Trib. This whole construct is quite unbiblical and will not happen.

We Christians are the Israel of God. Galatians 3:26-29 & 6:14-16

 

[Enoch111]

...where that has to be an 'Israel' on earth...

Your whole premise is refuted by the prophecy of Ezekiel, and many more -- a ton of prophecies. But you need to start with the Abrahamic Covenant.

 

[Keraz]

Your whole premise is refuted by the prophecy of Ezekiel, and many more -- a ton of prophecies. But you need to start with the Abrahamic Covenant.

You didn't provide any.
God has a Plan and there is a mystery about the real Israel, still scattered among the nations. He knows where they all are. Amos 9:9

 

[Rocky Wiley]

Jesus came to save the lost sheep of Israel. Matthew 15:24
If the Jews were all of Israel, then He failed in His mission, but we the Western, Caucasian peoples are descended from the House of Israel and we Christians are the result of Jesus' success.

People who reject this truth, are those who have been fooled by the 'rapture to heaven' theory; where there has to be an 'Israel' on earth while they skive off to heaven.
In spite of many prophesies that tell of the virtual demise of the apostate Jews, they insist they will be redeemed after passing thru the Great Trib. This whole construct is quite unbiblical and will not happen.

We Christians are the Israel of God. Galatians 3:26-29 & 6:14-16

I also don't accept the 'rapture to heaven' for the scripture says we are in the last age.

Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
Mat 13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.(world should be translated as age)
Mat 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
Mat 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Mat 13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Eph_3:21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. (again, world should be translated as 'age')

1Co 15:24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
1Co 15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
1Co 15:26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
1Co 15:27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
1Co 15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

 

[Davy]

I find that knowledge is lacking among the children of Israel. It should not be. It is almost the same lack of knowledge that the disciples found when they first witnessed to those in Europe, and England. Even the pilgrims that landed in America had the knowledge of who they were, yet it has slipped away again.
Come back to God, ye children of Israel! He is able to graft you in again!

It won't be revealed to the majority of them and to the nations until the last day of this world when Jesus returns. But God has caused some of them to understand. Even in the Scottish declaration of independence, they declared their Israelite heritage and gave traces of their paths leading to the Isles. Ezekiel 39 reveals when God ends the northern army that will come out of the northern quarters, then the house of Israel will suddenly know who they are, and Who God is. So we today who are given by God to understand even tib-bits of this, I feel are blessed.

 

[Truman]

Hi. I just joined up. I find the topic of the 10 lost tribes of Israel a fascinating one. I recently heard that the process of the 10 waking up will begin with Levites waking up first. Being a worship leader, I'm most interested in the Levi'im. Does anyone know of Levi'im having been woken up during our time? Thanks.

 

[Keraz]

Hi. I just joined up. I find the topic of the 10 lost tribes of Israel a fascinating one. I recently heard that the process of the 10 waking up will begin with Levites waking up first. Being a worship leader, I'm most interested in the Levi'im. Does anyone know of Levi'im having been woken up during our time? Thanks.

Read and understand Isaiah 66:18b-21. WE Christians will be the Lord's priests and Levites. Revelation 5:9-10
This will happen soon after the Lord's Day of fiery wrath, as described by Isaiah 66:15-17, Revelation 6:12-17, + 100 other prophesies.

 

[Davy]

Hi. I just joined up. I find the topic of the 10 lost tribes of Israel a fascinating one. I recently heard that the process of the 10 waking up will begin with Levites waking up first. Being a worship leader, I'm most interested in the Levi'im. Does anyone know of Levi'im having been woken up during our time? Thanks.

This reveals that the tribe of Levi became joined with the house of Judah at Jerusalem/Judea once king Jeroboam of the northern house of Israel setup the golden calf idols and made common priests of the people. The Levites in the north among the ten tribes left, and went south, joining with Judah and Benjamin.

2 Chron 11:13-17
13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.

14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:

15 And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.

17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
KJV

Also, remnants out of the ten northern tribes that refused Jeroboam's gold calf idol worship in the north also went south and joined with the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Levi. At that point then, the southern kingdom, called "house of Judah", or "kingdom of Judah", or just "Jerusalem", represented only 3 tribes of Israel, with a small remnant out of the other ten tribes.

In Ezekiel 44, those in Christ who are allowed to approach Him in that future Millennium time are called the Zadok, which means The Just'. It mentions the Levites who went astray when Israel went astray, will be given menial duties in the temple service, and will bear their shame.

 

[Truman]

Hi. I'm pretty sure that some Levites went into captivity in Assyria. Quite sure, to be honest. You are right to say that many Levites left the House Of Israel and went to the House Of Judah. This all started when the Northern Kingdom went to Judah and pleaded for some grace since the south was taxing the north into poverty. Also, each person of the north had to serve the south 3 out of every 12 months. Instead of consulting the elders in the land, King Rehoboam consulted the youth. He took their advice and refused the north. King Jeroboam then removed the Levites and replaced them with his own priests and set up 2 sites with golden calves. I understand that the north was under duress, but worshiping the enemies of God was an evil thing to do. Even though King Solomon started the whole thing by marrying foreign women who served false gods. The brothers went to war with each other 3 times, I think. During one battle, the tribe of Benjamin killed more than 25,000 of the north. After they regrouped and realized their loss, the north struck back and killed all but 600 of the Benjaminites. Since in the future God was going to pick 12,000 from each tribe, Benjamin was not allowed to be wiped out. Peace. P.S. There is a site run by a woman named Karin Anderson. It's called, "Astronomical Book Of Revelation blogspot," and she teaches about the Zadokite priests. I like her, she is really smart and has put in decades of study in her areas of expertise. And she is really anointed. She also uses scripture to read the book of Revelation in the night sky. I learned from her that the zodiac was actually created by God, but the fallen watcher angels gave a perverted zodiac to mankind in order to cause them harm. For instance, there is a character in today's horoscope that is part man and part horse. She shows scripture that reveals what actually happened. There was a man standing by the horse and it only appears to be a hybrid. As usual, the enemy does not create, he only perverts what God has already made. Have a good one.

 

[Rocky Wiley]

Jesus came to save the lost sheep of Israel. Matthew 15:24
If the Jews were all of Israel, then He failed in His mission, but we the Western, Caucasian peoples are descended from the House of Israel and we Christians are the result of Jesus' success.

People who reject this truth, are those who have been fooled by the 'rapture to heaven' theory; where there has to be an 'Israel' on earth while they skive off to heaven.
In spite of many prophesies that tell of the virtual demise of the apostate Jews, they insist they will be redeemed after passing thru the Great Trib. This whole construct is quite unbiblical and will not happen.

We Christians are the Israel of God. Galatians 3:26-29 & 6:14-16

There are good figs and bad figs. The good figs are 100% true Jews. The bad figs just call themselves Jews. The scribes and Pharisees were primarily Babylonians' who helped the true Jews rebuild the temple. Later they converted to Judaism, which you cannot do. You are either 100% of Judah or you are a gentile.

 

[Truman]

Hi, Rocky. I thought that anyone could convert, I'm quite sure. A man named Yair Davidiy, who is a orthodox Jew and a scholar who lives in Jerusalem, says that anyone can become a Jew by conversion. He even says that the church is a part of God's people. He does, however, say that it is strictly forbidden for a Jew to become a Christian. Which is not true. He sounds like he's headed in the right direction. We should pray for him. His group is called, "Brit/Am-Hebrew Nations" but not to be confused with British/Israelism. Most of his supporters are not Jews. He believes that much of the West and church are descended from the lost House Of Israel. After I read a post you put up about the Lost 10 tribes, I'm guessing you have already heard about him. I agreed with you 100%. In the spirit of our conversation, Shalom, brother.

 

[Rocky Wiley]

Hi, Rocky. I thought that anyone could convert, I'm quite sure. A man named Yair Davidiy, who is a orthodox Jew and a scholar who lives in Jerusalem, says that anyone can become a Jew by conversion. He even says that the church is a part of God's people. He does, however, say that it is strictly forbidden for a Jew to become a Christian. Which is not true. He sounds like he's headed in the right direction. We should pray for him. His group is called, "Brit/Am-Hebrew Nations" but not to be confused with British/Israelism. Most of his supporters are not Jews. He believes that much of the West and church are descended from the lost House Of Israel. After I read a post you put up about the Lost 10 tribes, I'm guessing you have already heard about him. I agreed with you 100%. In the spirit of our conversation, Shalom, brother.

One may convert to Judaism but not to a Jew. Why would anyone want to convert to a religion that does not believe Jesus is the Son of God?

 

[Truman]

One may convert to Judaism but not to a Jew. Why would anyone want to convert to a religion that does not believe Jesus is the Son of God?

Good question.